Guazapares

Guazapares is a municipality of Chihuahua with 8,196 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,594 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years.

Demographics of Guazapares

Demographic structure of Guazapares according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,919 people under 15 years old (35.6%), 4,600 people of working age (56.1%) and 677 elderly over 65 years old (8.3%).

0-14 years

2,919

35.6% of the population

15-64 years

4,600

56.1% - Working age

65+ years

677

8.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

78.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Guazapares

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	533	453	986	12%
5-9 years	489	527	1,016	12.4%
10-14 years	486	431	917	11.2%
15-19 years	334	302	636	7.8%
20-24 years	262	294	556	6.8%
25-29 years	283	360	643	7.8%
30-34 years	281	315	596	7.3%
35-39 years	249	252	501	6.1%
40-44 years	191	200	391	4.8%
45-49 years	179	189	368	4.5%
50-54 years	147	182	329	4%
55-59 years	149	132	281	3.4%
60-64 years	154	145	299	3.6%
65-69 years	121	95	216	2.6%
70-74 years	88	81	169	2.1%
75-79 years	62	61	123	1.5%
80-84 years	53	38	91	1.1%
85+ years	44	34	78	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Guazapares

Population Origin

Born in State

7,551

92.1%

Born in Another State

623

7.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

77

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,991

24.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,843

92.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

148

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

2,540

114.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

11

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

5 / 6

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

448

5.5%

With Limitation

1,030

12.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	208
Visual	228
Hearing	147
Speech	90
Mental	98

Education in Guazapares

Literacy and Schooling

In Guazapares, 897 people aged 15 and over can read and write (89700%), while 899 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years (6.4 men, 6.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	413	486	899	89900%
Incomplete primary	600	508	1,108	110800%
Complete primary	500	483	983	98300%
Incomplete secondary	101	90	191	19100%
Complete secondary	403	418	821	82100%
Post-basic education (18+)	493	609	1,102	110200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	246
6-11 years	102
12-14 years	87

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 78 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	27	0	27
Primaria	35	0	35
Secundaria	12	0	12
Media Superior	4	1	5

Employment and Social Security in Guazapares

In Guazapares, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,141 people. Of those, 3,005 are employed and 136 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.3%.

Total EAP

3,141

H: 2,013 / M: 1,128

Employed Population

3,005

H: 1,885 / M: 1,120

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

136 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,675

H: 877 / M: 1,798

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,868	83.8%
IMSS	529	6.5%
ISSSTE	288	3.5%
ISSSTE estatal	62	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,790	70.6%
IMSS Bienestar	93	1.1%
Private insurance	43	0.5%
Other institution	129	1.6%
Without health coverage	1,319	16.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Guazapares

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,346

334600%

Single

1,812

181200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

667

66700%

Households

Total Households

2,222

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

1,599

72%

Female-headed

623

28%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,463	91.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	294	3.6%
Other religions	6	0.1%
No religion	392	4.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Guazapares

Guazapares has 3,075 total dwellings, of which 2,223 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,679	76.2%
Earthen floor	540	24.5%
1 bedroom	878	39.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,341	60.8%
1 room	222	10.1%
2 rooms	607	27.5%
3+ rooms	1,390	63.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

85.7%

1,888 dwellings

Piped Water

88.9%

1,960 dwellings

With Drainage

60.5%

1,334 dwellings

All Services

58.7%

1,293 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,888	85.7%
Without electricity	331	15%
Public water network	1,960	88.9%
Hauled water	1,177	53.4%
Other water source	259	11.8%
With water tank	1,444	65.5%
With cistern	102	4.6%
With toilet	1,129	51.2%
With latrine	806	36.6%
With drainage	1,334	60.5%
Without drainage	885	40.2%
With all services	1,293	58.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	150	6.8%

Goods and Technology in Guazapares

Household equipment in Guazapares according to the 2020 Census. 9.1% of dwellings have internet and 71.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,362	61.8%
Washing machine	1,065	48.3%
Microwave oven	492	22.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	896	40.7%
Motorcycle	97	4.4%
Bicycle	63	2.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,377	62.5%
Radio	1,102	50%
Landline phone	153	6.9%
Cell phone	1,569	71.2%
Computer	291	13.2%
Internet	200	9.1%
Pay TV	1,098	49.8%
Streaming platforms	30	1.4%
Video game console	33	1.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

579

26.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

636

28.9%

No Computer or Internet

1,844

83.7%

No ICT at All

451

20.5%

Companies and Economy in Guazapares

The main economic sectors of Guazapares are Comercio al por menor with 81 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	81
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	27
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	21
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	21
Industrias manufactureras	8

Poverty and Social Development in Guazapares

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Guazapares has a poverty rate of 71% and extreme poverty of 23.7%.

Poverty

71%

5,521 people

Extreme Poverty

23.7%

1,843 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

23.8%

1,855 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.6%

126 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.5%

275 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	37.4%	2,912
Lack of access to health services	5.6%	434
Lack of access to social security	82.8%	6,440
Lack of housing quality and spaces	27.6%	2,143
Lack of access to basic housing services	53%	4,123
Lack of access to food	20.9%	1,628
Income below welfare line	72.6%	5,647
Income below minimum welfare line	43.2%	3,359

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	75.3%	35.8%	21.8%	2.2%	0
2015	71%	23.7%	23.8%	3.5%	0

Crime in Guazapares

In the last 12 months, 28 crimes were recorded in Guazapares. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	6
2025/08	1
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/05	1
2025/04	2
2025/03	6
2025/01	3
2024/12	1
2024/11	3

Health in Guazapares

Guazapares has 14 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Guazapares

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Témoris	2,746	1,441
Guazapares	262	1,580
Aremoibo	254	2,193
Los Llanos de Uruapan	195	1,280
San José	180	1,636
Agua Salada	169	1,518
Santa Matilde	151	1,298
Hormigueros	141	834
La Carrera	132	1,452
El Coposo	111	1,538

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